Current U.S. Army and joint sustainment doctrine offers several considerations for the design of operational sustainment in a theater of operations. However, doctrine does not elaborate on how these considerations are interrelated, how they are...
This monograph examines the concept of pivots of maneuver from the operational perspective. Through an examination of the theories of Jomini, Clausewitz, Triandafillov, Fuller, and Tukhachevskiy five criteria are distilled that form the framework...
This monograph examines Jomini's theoretical components of a theater of operations, including decisive points, lines of operations, pivots of maneuver, and pivots of operations, to determine their contemporary significance to operational design....
The art and science of geopolitics was developed to explain history and international relations by identifying and incorporating the role of geography and climate in the complex adaptive organic system that is human civilization. The application of...
This monograph addresses whether current doctrine adequately prepares armor and mechanized infantry forces to successfully conduct the final assault of a prepared position. Offensive operations culminate with actions on the objective, yet...
This monograph examines the core principle of US doctrine for rear operations, economy of force. The impetus of the doctrine is the belief that the outcome of war hinges on close operations. This has two implications for rear defense. First, given...
This monograph analyzes whether the heavy corps should fight the light infantry division (LID) as a pure force in a mid-high intensity conflict (M/HIC). The monograph examines current doctrine from FM 100-5 down to division-level manuals. While...
An infantry handbook founded on rational method. It is intended to explain in a practical manner the use of military force and improvements in the discipline and movement of armies.
This monograph determines if there is a potential to capture the essence of operational design through the use of graphic symbols. Although Army Field Manual 101-5-1, Operational Terms and Graphics is well suited for use at the tactical level of...
This monograph answers the question "What is the operational significance of the employment of fortified regions for NATO and the United States?". The background for the reintroduction of fortified regions into the Soviet force structure of the...
The following pages are written with the idea of furnishing the members of the Army School of the Line and Staff College a guide in the solution of field problems in fortification. These problems are such that any line officer might be called upon...
This monograph develops a framework for focusing military operations at an adversary's decision making processes by developing the concept of decision space, analyzing theories pertaining to decision making (specifically, Boyd's...
This manual is intended to prescribe the duties to be performed by the personnel manning antiaircraft machine guns, and to explain the mechanical action of the gun and the workings of related materiel so that antiaircraft machine-gun equipment.
Searchlights may be classified broadly as Coast Defense Searchlights (used normally against naval targets) and Antiaircraft Searchlights (used normally against aircraft).
These 1942 lessons were prepared under the direction of the Commanding General, Field Artillery Replacement Training Center, Fort Sill and prescribed for use as an aid to training.